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Veda describes this universe as a cosmic egg and according to Norse cosmology the universe takes the form of a cosmic egg. Towering vertically through the centre of this universe is “Mount Meru” a cosmic axial mountain which connects the heavens, the earth and the underworld. Towering vertically through the centre of this universe is … Read more

‘Vrk’ is a word from the language of Sanskrit whose meaning is to ‘take’ to ‘seize’ and this expands to become ‘vrka’ whose primal meaning is that which ‘tears’ and whose secondary meanings are wolf, thunderbolt, plough, hyena, jackal and warrior, all of which are known to ‘rip’ to ‘tear’. Vrka whose meaning is ‘wolf’ … Read more

‘Rta’ is a word from the language of Sanskrit which goes back in time some 6000 years to the compilation of the Rig Veda where it is mentioned some 400 times hence ‘rta’ is a word which holds much importance within the Vedas and the ancient language of Sanskrit. Within the pages of the Rig … Read more

In the year of 1944 Newton Anderson was a ten year old boy whose task it was to keep the coal furnace stoked at his home in Bukhannon, West Virginia. As he made his way to the furnace with a large chunk of coal, it slipped off his shovel and broke, revealing a brass bell. Witnessed … Read more

Estonia is a country which has had many belief systems imposed upon it in the form of ‘Catholicism’ ‘Lutheranism’ ‘Russian orthodoxy’ and ‘Soviet atheism’ yet once these impositions have peeled away it reveals a country whose true identity is within the land and mother nature. ‘Maa’ is their word for ‘land’ and this becomes the … Read more

‘A’ expresses that which ‘begins’ that which ‘starts’ and that which ‘moves’ its the beginning of life as it appears as a ‘breath’ its the beginning of language as it produces the vowels and within the form of the bija mantra ‘Aum’ its the beginning of the universe. ‘A’ is also the beginning of our … Read more

‘Pri’ is a word from the language of Sanskrit which has been described as to free ( ri ) that which is pure ( p ) its meaning being to ‘love’ and from this comes ‘priti’ whose meaning is ‘love’ ‘joy’ ‘pleasure’ and ‘priya’ whose meaning is ‘lover’ ‘friend’ ‘wife’. Sanskrit has over one hundred … Read more

‘D’ expresses ‘light’ as seen within ‘deva’ meaning that which comes from ( va ) from the light ( d ) as seen within ‘dipa’ meaning the purifying ( p ) effects of light ( d ) as seen within ‘Da’ meaning to ‘give’ as in the action ( a ) of light ( d … Read more

    ‘A’ is the beginning of language, a free flowing breath which is modified and trapped and its first entrapment is the lowest point in which the tongue touches the bridge of the mouth as in the guttural ‘Ka’ the first consonant of the language of Sanskrit as its the lowest possible point in … Read more